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The US Food and Drug Administration now allows this type of fish, if DNA has been changed to increase growth and eggs in the United States [19659005] The announcement means that AquaBounty Technologies can import AquAdvantage salmon eggs into its plant near Albany, Indiana. where fish grow faster than traditional Atlantic salmon.
AquAdvantage salmon could beat store shelves by 2020, the company said. It refused to discuss what the cost would be.
"We want to sell our salmon at market prices, so it's too far to know what it will be. We won't sell at a discount," AquaBounty said. [19659008] Genetically constructed salmon comes to stores as soon as next year. ” width=”540″ data-mycapture-src=”” data-mycapture-sm-src=””/>
Genetically developed salmon comes to stores as soon as next year. [Foto: Westend61, Getty Images / Westend61]
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AquAdvantage Salmon, which critics like Frankenfish, is the only genetically engineered animal for food use that has FDA approval, agency said. The FDA first decided that this fish was safe for human consumption in 2015.
"The FDA is committed to supporting innovation and ensuring safety in the biotechnology space, including the use of (deliberate genomic changes) in animals", FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in a statement . "We are interested in the promise newer technologies can have to bring innovative products, such as these, to the market while helping to ensure they are safe and efficient."
In its research four years ago, the FDA also determined that genetic engineering is safe for the animal and that the product will have no significant environmental impact.
Fuel of more availability due to farming and increased focus on healthy eating, increases fish consumption worldwide worldwide, Experts say.
"About 350,000 tons of Atlantic salmon are consumed in the United States, with over 95 percent of it imported," AquaBounty said in a statement. "The FDA's actions will allow production and sales to begin here in the United States, allowing investment in rural America, creating US jobs, while reducing the dependence on seafood imports."
AquaBounty Technologies plans to add AquAdvantage salmon to its plant near Albany, Indiana. (Photo: AquaBounty Technologies)
Salmon is a major business in the United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It is the country's highest value commercial species of $ 688 million, compared to $ 610 million for crabs, $ 594 million for lobster and $ 531 million for shrimp.
NOAA also found that in the US, the estimated consumption of fish and shellfish per capita was 16.0 pounds in 2017, up 14.9 pounds in 2016 – and the highest consumption level since 2009.
AquAdvantage Salmon is growing faster than traditional Atlantic salmon, using the growth hormone gene from Chinook salmon and some DNA from a fish called ocean pout, according to the FDA. It makes it possible for the fish to reach salable size faster than how Mother Nature does it.
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"I think the GMO salmon is safe to eat, but are they cheaper and they taste better than other farmed salmon? Otherwise, why bother?" Said Marion Nestle, Professor Emerita for nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University . "I hope that the GMO salmon will be brought into the country without the possibility of escaping into the oceans. It is best to keep wild salmon populations away from them."
The international salmon carrier association said it is "probably nothing" wrong with genetically engineered salmon, but fears how the public will experience this type of fish – and what will do for the industry as a whole.
"It will destroy the reputation of the salmon. This is not good PR for the salmon industry. It is considered Frankenstein fish," says President Trond Davidsen. "If you are rational, that is not the case, but it is the image already produced."
Maynard, Massachusetts-based AquaBounty Technologies was founded in 1991, according to its website
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